Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Church & Dwight (CHD)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD):

• 5/6/2025 – Church & Dwight was downgraded by analysts at Cowen Inc from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 5/6/2025 – Church & Dwight was downgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/5/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $110.00 to $100.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $94.00 to $84.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $105.00 to $100.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $110.00 to $102.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $106.00 to $102.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 4/28/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from $120.00 to $115.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/17/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $109.00 to $110.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/15/2025 – Church & Dwight was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $125.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $112.00.
• 4/11/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $97.00 to $94.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/11/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $106.00 to $98.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/2/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $115.00 to $120.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2025 – Church & Dwight had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $93.00 to $97.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.

Church & Dwight Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CHD opened at $94.48 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a twelve month low of $90.99 and a twelve month high of $116.46. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $102.62 and its 200-day moving average is $105.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.86, a PEG ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.55.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.03% and a net margin of 9.58%. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.96 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio is 50.64%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Richard A. Dierker purchased 7,950 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $94.66 per share, with a total value of $752,547.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 16,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,548,448.28. This represents a 94.55% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Rene Hemsey sold 11,060 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.98, for a total transaction of $1,216,378.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,437 shares in the company, valued at $707,941.26. This trade represents a 63.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 80,230 shares of company stock valued at $8,903,734 in the last three months. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Church & Dwight

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,441,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,461,410,000 after buying an additional 750,575 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 19.4% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,336,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $768,157,000 after buying an additional 1,190,154 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,915,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $617,794,000 after buying an additional 148,234 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 4,316,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,975,000 after buying an additional 20,887 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,097,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,028,000 after buying an additional 79,170 shares during the last quarter. 86.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Church & Dwight Co, Inc engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, Specialty Products Division (SPD), and Corporate. The Consumer Domestic segment offers household products, such as laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, cat litter, household cleaning products, and personal care products including antiperspirants, oral care products, depilatories, reproductive health products, oral analgesics, nasal saline moisturizers, and dietary supplements.